أ. د. زهير أحمد علي العسيري
Position : Faculty Member
Email : z.alaseri@dau.edu.sa
Phone : 011-4949239
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Summary of his biography :
Zohair Al Aseri (Bio)
o Professor & consultant departments of Critical Care and Emergency Medicine. King Saud university and medical city.
o Graduate of M.B.B.S King Abdul-Aziz University / College of medicine, Jeddah, KSA 1997.
o Completed Emergency Medicine certification in Royal college of physician and surgeon / Canada 1999-2003.
o Completed ICU certification in Royal college of physician and surgeon / Canada 2003-2005.
o Lead of Adult ICU MOH since 2017
o Founder and Director of Tele Critical Care TCC MOH 2021
o Chairman, Clinical sciences departments at Dar Al Uloom University since 2017
o 1st Chairman (more than 10 years) and founder, Department of Emergency Medicine King Saud University.
o Cofounder prince sultan college of EMS.
o Director and cofounder of Public Health Master in 5 health KSU colleges since April 2015-June 2017.
o Chairman and cofounder of National emergency Medicine Development Committee 2013 till 2020.
o Published more than 65 papers related to EM and CCM.
o Author of more than 15 national EM and CC protocols and guidelines.
o National and International speakers in CCM and EM conferences.
| Title | Date | Major | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diploma | 2003 | Emergency Medical Services | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| MD | 2004 | Emergency Medical Services | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| Diploma(2) | 2005 | Medicine | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| MBBS | 1997 | Emergency Medical Services | King Abdulaziz University |
| Title | Organization | Date From | Date To |
|---|---|---|---|
| resident | King Saud University | 27-04-1997 | 29-03-1999 |
| resident and fellow | ottawa university hospital | 01-04-1999 | 01-06-2005 |
| consultant ICU & Emergency Medicine | King Saud University | 01-06-2005 | |
| assistant professor | King Saud University | 29-07-2008 | 29-01-2014 |
| associate professor | King Saud University | 01-09-2014 |
| Title | Publish Date | Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Lipoprotein is a feature of the presence, diffuseness, and severity of coronary artery disease in Saudi Arabia | 01-03-2009 | Saudi Med J 2009; 30(3):346-352. |
| Keeping a high index of suspicion: lessons learned in the management of methanol ingestion | 01-04-2009 | BMJ case report. |
| Accuracy of chest radiograph interpretation by emergency physicians | 25-07-2009 | emerg radiology |
| Vital signs, MAP, Shock index, and circulatory shock | 01-01-2010 | emreport/pearls/pearls27.htm |
| Behavioural induced severe hypernatremia without neurological manifestations. | 01-01-2010 | Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl |
| CRP levels are higher in patients with ST elevation than non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome | 01-11-2010 | Arq Bras Cardiol 2011, vol 96(1): 13-17. |
| Attitude and practice of the health care professionals towards the clinical practice guidelines in King Khalid University Hospital in Saudi Arabia | 02-04-2011 | J Eval Clin Pract 2011; 17(4): 763-767. |
| ST segment elevation in a patient presenting with renal colic pain. | 01-05-2011 | Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2011; 22(5): 998-1002 |
| Serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and lipoprotein(a) levels: A comparison between diabetic and non-diabetic patients with coronary artery disease | 01-06-2011 | Med J Malaysia 2011; 66(2): 113-116 |
| Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type-II with Striopallidodentate calcification with positive anti glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody and seizures | 01-07-2011 | Pakistan J of Med Sci 2011. |
| Marked symptomatic bradycardia associated with profound hyperkalemia. | 01-12-2011 | Emerg Med 2012; 2:1. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/egm.1000103 |
| Vital indices to be used in resuscitation of patients with shock in the emergency department setting | 01-03-2012 | Emerg Med 2012; 2:108. doi:10.4172/2165-7548.1000108 |
| Comparison of observer performance between emergency physicians at different levels of experience using digital imaging | 01-05-2012 | Emerg Med 2012; 2:122. doi:10.4172/2165-7548.1000122 |
| Tissue plasminogen activator and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 levels in patients with acute myocardial infarction and unstable angina. | 01-07-2012 | JPMA 2012; 62: 681. |
| Serum markers of tissue damage and oxidative stress in patients with acute myocardial infarction | 01-01-2013 | Biomed Res 2013; 24(1): 15-20. |
| Clinical characteristics and risk factors of pulmonary embolism: Data from a Saudi tertiary care center | 01-02-2013 | J Thromb Haemost (2012). |
| Hospital versus home treatment of deep vein thrombosis in a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia: Are we ready? | 01-04-2013 | Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal 2012. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsps.2012.05.008 |
| Relationship of high sensitivity C-reactive protein with cardiac biomarkers in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome. | 01-06-2014 | JCPSP 2014; 24: 387-391. |
| Poor asthma education and medication compliance are associated with increased emergency department visits by asthmatic children. | 01-04-2015 | Ann Thorac Med 2015; 10(2):123-31. |
| Use of ultrasound guidance to improve the safety of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: A literature review. . | 01-05-2015 | Critical Care 2015; 19:229. |
| Out-of-hospital adult cardiac arrests in a university hospital in central Saudi Arabia. | 01-09-2015 | SMJ 2015; 36(9). |
| Clinical Practice Guideline on Management of ST-elevation MI | 01-09-2015 | www.moh.gov.sa |
| Reliability and validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in an emergency department in Saudi Arabia. | 01-10-2015 | BMC Emerg Med 2015; 15:28. doi: 10.1186/s12873-015-0051-4 |
| Patient and system-related delays of emergency medical services use in acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Results from the third Gulf registry of acute coronary events. | 25-01-2016 | (Gulf RACE-3Ps. PLOS ONE, January 25, 2016) |
| The Levels of Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor in Sepsis Patients Receiving Prophylactic Enoxaparin. | 01-06-2016 | Turkish Journal of Hematology, (2016). 33(2), 112–118. http://doi.org/10.4274/tjh.2014.0312 |
| Feasibility of using Arabic Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) to assess anxiety and depression among patients attending Accident and Emergency at a University Hospital setting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. | 01-11-2016 | Pak J Med Sci. 2015; 31(6):1366-71. doi: 10.12669/pjms.316.6849 |
| Extreme Natural Hazards, Disaster Epidemiology, and Public Health Implications. Health Impacts | 01-12-2016 | Natural Hazard Science |
| Risk factors hindering asthma symptoms control in Saudi children and adolescents. | 20-02-2017 | Pediatr Int. 2017 Feb 20. |
| Conservative treatment for subungual hematoma with Tuft fracture. | 01-04-2017 | SOJ Surgery 4(1): 1-2 |
| Comparison between developments of emergency medicine services in Saudi Arabia, compare to USA and Canada. | 01-04-2017 | Integr Mol Med, 2017, 4: DOI: 10.15761/IMM.1000276 |
| Prognostic value of ADAMTS13 in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. | 01-04-2017 | Clin Invest Med 2017; 40 (2): E49-E58. |
| The value of establishing multicenter quality improvement collaboratives in Saudi Arabia. | 23-11-2017 | Saudi Crit Care J |
| The Impact of Introduction of Code-STEMI Program on the Reduction of Door to Balloon Time in Acute STElevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Patients Undergoing Primary PCI: Single Center Study in Saudi Arabia. | 01-07-2018 | Journal of the Saudi Heart Association |
| Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of emergency department staff towards disaster and emergency preparedness at tertiary health care hospital in central Saudi Arabia. | 01-11-2018 | Saudi medical journal |
| National Approach to Standardize and Improve Mechanical Ventilation | 05-04-2019 | Ann Thorac Med |
| National Approach to Standardize and Improve Mechanical Ventilation | 05-04-2019 | Ann Thorac Med |
| Calcium salt administration for circulatory shock due to severe hyperkalemia. | 26-06-2019 | Saudi J Anaesth. |
| Predictive value of high sensitivity C-reactive protein on progression to heart failure occurring after the first myocardial infarction | 15-07-2019 | Vascular Health and Risk Management |
| The use of the shock index to predict hemodynamic collapse in hypotensive sepsis patients: A cross sectional analysis | 01-04-2020 | Saudi J Anaesth |
| One-year progress oa a large-scale collaborative project for improving the care of mechanically ventilated patients | 30-04-2020 | Saudi Crit Care J |
| Use of ultrasound guidance in central venous catheter placement by emergency physicians in Saudi Arabia | 01-07-2020 | Saudi Med J |
| Effects of Telemedicine ICU Intervention on Care Standardization and Patient Outcomes: An Observational Study | 01-07-2020 | Crit Care Explor. |
| The saudi critical care society clinical practice guidelines on the management of COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit. | 01-07-2020 | Saudi Crit Care J |
| Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis Presenting with Hypokalemia: A Case Report | 30-07-2020 | AJBSR |
| Critical care surge capacity in Saudi Arabia in response to COVID 19 pandemic | 07-12-2020 | Saudi Crit Care J |
| High flow nasal cannula for patients with COVID 19 acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. | 07-12-2020 | Saudi Crit Care J |
| Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in COVID 19: The Saudi ECLS Chapter perspective | 31-12-2020 | Saudi Crit Care J |
| Implementing and Optimizing Inpatient Access to Dermatology Consultations via Telemedicine: An Experiential Study | 08-01-2021 | Telemed J E Health |
| Knowledge of non-healthcare individuals towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a cross-sectional study in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia | 10-02-2021 | Int J Emerg Med |
| The Legal and Regulatory Components of Tele-ICU Care, The Medical-Legal Aspects of Acute Care Medicine | 03-04-2021 | DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-68570-6_14 |
| Therapeutic plasma exchange in patients with life-threatening COVID-19: a randomised controlled clinical trial | 01-05-2021 | Int J Antimicrob Agents. |
| Assessing the readiness of hospitals in Riyadh Province for efficient and timely stroke management A pilot study | 01-07-2021 | Neurosciences |
| Helmet Non-Invasive Ventilation for COVID-19 Patients (HelmetCOVID): study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial | 26-08-2021 | BMJ Open |
| Prevalence and Epidemiological Trends in Mortality Due to COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia | 01-09-2021 | https://ssrn.com/abstract=3834306 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3834306 |
| Helmet noninvasive ventilation for COVID-19 patients (Helmet-COVID): statistical analysis plan for a randomized controlled trial | 02-02-2022 | Trails |
| Machine learning decision tree algorithm role for predicting mortality in critically ill adult COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU. | 30-06-2022 | Journal of Infection and Public Health |
| Knowledge and Behavior toward Venous Thromboembolism Event Prophylaxis and Treatment Protocols among Medical Interns in Riyadh | 01-07-2022 | BioMed Research International |
| Epidemiological characteristics and initial clinical presentation of patients with laboratory-confirmed MERS-CoV infection in an emergency department | 07-07-2022 | Signa Vitae |
| Management of acute hemorrhage in patients with hemophilia or von Willebrand disease in the emergency department | 11-07-2022 | Signa Vitae |
| Assessment and Management of Hypoperfusion in Sepsis and septic shock | 30-07-2022 | 10.5772/intechopen.98876 |
| Accuracy of Brain Computed Tomography Diagnosis by Emergency Medicine Physicians | 23-09-2022 | Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience |
| Effect of Helmet Noninvasive Ventilation vs Usual Respiratory Support on Mortality Among Patients With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Due to COVID-19: The HELMET-COVID Randomized Clinical Trial. | 01-10-2022 | JAMA |
| Title | From | To | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ED Chairman | 01-06-2007 | 01-02-2016 | founder of DEM AT King Saud University |
| Disaster Committe | 02-01-2007 | 01-02-2016 | founder and chairman of disaster prepardness committe at KSU Hospitals KKUH,KAUH |
| Deputy Strategic planning | COM KSU | ||
| EM saudi Council | member for 8 years | ||
| EM national development committee saudi health council | |||
| chairman and cofounder master public health KSU | 01-07-2015 | ||
| prince sultan College for EMS | 01-01-2009 | 07-02-2016 | co founder and member |
| clinical excutive board KSU hospitals | 01-03-2010 | 01-02-2017 | |
| credintialing committee SCFHS EM | 01-02-2011 | 01-02-2015 | |
| chairman admission and registration committee SCFHS EM | 01-02-2011 | 01-02-2016 | |
| co founder ,memeber and treasurer Saudi Society OF EM | 01-01-2006 | 01-01-2011 | |
| College board College of medicine | 01-01-2008 | 01-02-2016 | |
| Esihi member | 01-01-2014 | 01-10-2020 | |
| MOH Critical and Emergency Programs | 01-01-2007 |
| Title | Donor | Date |
|---|---|---|
| • Letter of appreciation from the Dean of the College of Medicine for outstanding chairmanship | 01-01-2017 | |
| • Letter of appreciation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs for outstanding | minister of Foreign Affairs | 01-09-2016 |
| • Letter of appreciation from the chief executive officer of Dhahran Aljanoub Hospital | Dhahran Aljanoub Hospital | 01-11-2015 |
| • Appreciation award from Prince Sultan College for EMS for the role played in its establishment | PSCEMS | 01-01-2014 |
| Two awards for qulity projects | KFMC | 01-01-2012 |
| Best Teacher Award | ksu | 01-01-2012 |
| • Appreciation letter from civil program director for advanced EMT training | CIVIL DEFENCE | 01-01-2012 |
| Appreciation letter | Minister of Health | |
| Appreciation letter | deputy minister of health |